The 54th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2023 at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from 30th October – 1st November 2023. The theme for this year’s conference is “Transcending the new normal: Strengthening public health through education, research and collaboration“.
The world has now entered the endemic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, higher education institutions continue to play critical roles in ensuring that public health issues are addressed through education, research, and collaboration with other related agencies or organisations.
The 54th Asia Pacific Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2023 welcomes educators, researchers, and industry collaborators to cross boundaries and work together toward a common goal in this new normal era.
The 54th APACPH Conference in 2023 will serve as a forum for knowledge sharing and dissemination among academicians, public health practitioners, and organizations with common interests in the field of public health; assistance in developing policies and strategies to improve the quality and relevance of educational, research, and training programmes in the field of public health; and demonstration of effective interventions.
Objectives
The convening of this conference in Sarawak will serve the common goal of enhancing public health indefinitely.
The purpose of the 54th APAPCH Conference in 2023 is to provide a platform for global thought leaders, academicians, public health practitioners, and organisations to address
public health concerns, share knowledge and strategies, and plan and implement strategies to support the achievement of the SDGs for health.
Output
This conference will further assist in policy-making to enhance knowledge, improve skills, and demonstrate effective interventions in response to public health crises.
The primary outcomes that are anticipated from the conference are as follows:
- the enhancement of a plan of action that can assist higher education institutions in contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals;
- the promotion of networks and collaborations among member institutions both at the local and international levels; and
- the dissemination of knowledge and information through the publication of a conference proceeding in a journal.
